NRMP would eliminate the SOAP in favor of a two-phase main residency match The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Board of Directors invited public comments on a proposed new residency matching process. The initial match would be moved forward a month, with the first phase Match Day in mid-February. The ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated December 19, 2022 by Laura Turner
Victoria Knight April 30, 2021 In their last year of medical school, fourth-year students get matched to a hospital where they will serve their residency. The annual rite of passage is called the National Resident ... Read more
Victoria Knight
Updated August 18, 2022 by Victoria Knight
Few days have a more profound impact on the lives of physicians in the United States than Match Day. Every March, thousands of medical students across the country find out where they will train in ... Read more
Kunal Sindhu
Updated June 23, 2022 by Kunal Sindhu
Last year, over a thousand American senior medical students, failed to Match into a residency to advance their training. That’s almost 6% of all senior students. Over eight thousand total applicants failed to obtain a ... Read more
Mohamed Gad
Updated March 14, 2023 by Mohamed Gad
Even the most confident and competent students feel anxiety as Match Week approaches: “What if I don’t match?” While most medical students will match to a residency position on Match Day, for around 1000 residency ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated August 3, 2022 by Student Doctor Network